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Surprise on Dry: Ballast Tank Gasket (3) Regular Guy at 8:37am 02.14.15 Smaller Boats 2/858 Actually I expected that the gasket is not sealing proper anymore but it looked worse than expected.
Surprise on Dry: Structural (2) Regular Guy at 8:29am 02.14.15 Smaller Boats 11/1324 My boat is an the dry on a DIY marina intending to do the usual maintenance like replacing the lines
oday 23 ewait at 8:23am 02.14.15 Ask An Oday Owner 2/974 How to chose a rolling furler
H-26 Forward Boat Cleats Dfisher at 6:33am 02.14.15 Smaller Boats 19/1958 Has anyone with a H26 of H260 added forward port and starboard cleats? This will be my first seaso
Centerboard Tang Replacement 1969 Pearson Wanderer Wanderer122 at 6:33am 02.14.15 Pearson 3/1894 Has anyone had the replace the bronze centerboard tang on a Wanderer or the very similar P35? My Wan
Catalina 30 Rudder Craft HDPE rudder George Da Porge at 6:21am 02.14.15 Catalina 30 2/1466 Anyone out there using a Rudder Craft HDPE rudder on their Catalina 30? Thanks!
Dinette table base Guts1236 at 5:41am 02.14.15 Catalina 30 7/1627 I would like to make a smaller table for my dinette style Catalina 30 my question is can anybody poi
1981 C&C Mk 1 Leaky Window Issue Curiousgeorge206 at 9:50pm 02.13.15 C&C 2/4823 Does anyone have a step by step procedure on how to fix leaky seals on both port and starboard side
Cabin light bulb wattage jhpucket at 9:42pm 02.13.15 Big Boats 6/1951 Are the cabin bulbs in the Hunters (410 ie) 10 watts? Want to replace but don't want as bright as f
Bay Cup 1 in Race Galveston Bay Tx HMT2 at 8:04pm 02.13.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/564 Attention Hunter 31 owners (and others) the BayCup 1 long distance race sponsored by Lakewood Yacht
Heat exchanger ?????? (2) Ken Cross at 6:59pm 02.13.15 Ask All Sailors 8/1345 Hi everyone. I've removed the end cap from my heat exchanger on my Yanmar 2GM20F and the photo shows
Adding Jib Furler to H23 Mike48 at 6:55pm 02.13.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/848 I'm installing a Schaefer CF-500 jib furler this spring and the boat is in storage with the mast dow
Lewmar Winches, Evo Vs. Ocean?? Roadking Larry at 6:25pm 02.13.15 Ask All Sailors 5/8210 I sold my Macgregor 26S today so freed up some boat dollars to pour into my Cal 2-27. One of my pri
Clean the sink sailaway78 at 5:59pm 02.13.15 Ask All Sailors 11/1069 My boat has double sinks, kind of like bar sinks. I have the house bank off center on the port sid
Replacing portlights Sealant? mytime at 3:02pm 02.13.15 Catalina 30 6/4259 I am replacing 4 portlights on our Catalina 30 . I have read a lot of good things about butyl tape a
Chart Plotter rose8878 at 12:44pm 02.13.15 Ask A Catalina Owner 21/4197 I want to buy a chart plotter with a fish finder for a sailboat in Lake Erie. Can anyone suggest a g
keeping the elements out (water proofing cabin) capo937 at 12:43pm 02.13.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 13/1868 My next step in getting S.V. Lucky Lindy squared away is the port lights (windows). Being a 76 Ventu
Upgrading Standing Rigging to 5/32", 5/16 Pins ??? CloudDiver at 10:39am 02.13.15 Catalina 22 7/2762 Let me start off by saying ordering the CD Standing Rigging is the easiest way, and cost effective a
Decorating the Bulkhead (1) Cambo at 8:00am 02.13.15 Ask All Sailors 27/4504 I've been thinking about spring projects and one thing I would like to do is spruce up the forward b
C30 Tall Rig bridge height question Harleyreef at 7:50am 02.13.15 Catalina 30 9/4433 I previously sold my Catalina 22 and looking at purchasing a Catalina 30 tall rig. I would need to

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Hunter 216 in light air rgranger at 11:27am 10.23.23 A traveler will help but... try this. Just before you come about, fall off a few degrees... pick
Lantern Advice dlochner at 11:27am 10.23.23 @dlochner is in NY. You are on the border of NC and SC... Uh, that photo was taken just out side
Lantern Advice rgranger at 11:25am 10.23.23 @dlochner is in NY. You are on the border of NC and SC... (much warmer) and your boat is smaller.
Racor filter size Tucson Sailor at 11:16am 10.23.23 Thanks Dave, The 10 micron filter makes sense. I should have clarified we had the pin holes in the
Racor filter size Alan Gomes at 10:55am 10.23.23 We have a 1996 Catalina 30 MKIII #6374 with 390 hours on the MX 25 engine. It has the Racor 26RS sp
Hunter 216 in light air patbratton at 10:52am 10.23.23 It can be frustrating trying to get used to a different boat. I had an 18 foot sloop that I built w
Hunter Passage 420 Salon Table Mike H. at 10:49am 10.23.23 These tables are not wood so if you cut it you will have an unfinished end. I made a new top from s
Lantern Advice Timm R Oday25 at 10:46am 10.23.23 Ambience ..that's why I bought ours . I love the look ,the feel and the weight of a well made oil la
Racor filter size dlochner at 10:34am 10.23.23 The RS26T is the 10 micron filter. The coarser filter goes first, the finer filter picks up anything
House Battery Condition dlochner at 10:27am 10.23.23 The 20 hour test @Davidasailor26 describes is the standard and most reliable method. There are 2 f
Plugged Waste Vent Line dlochner at 10:20am 10.23.23 Flushing water down the vent is the easiest way of clearing the plug. If you have a hooded vent rath
Lantern Advice (1) dlochner at 10:16am 10.23.23 How long do you want to read? And how small is the print? These lamps are more for use as general l
Lantern Advice JBP-PA at 10:13am 10.23.23 I have both the #700 and the #600 (no longer made). Both get quite toasty and give off a bit of hea
Plugged Waste Vent Line Ralph Johnstone at 10:12am 10.23.23 I really don't want to try flushing water down it If you are concerned that you will somehow be c
House Battery Condition Ralph Johnstone at 10:09am 10.23.23 The only point that concerns me is it seems the bank is running down faster overnight. Does this
House Battery Condition Davidasailor26 at 9:46am 10.23.23
Downeaster Fourm sailingdisconect at 9:40am 10.23.23 Im here downeaster 32 "disconnect" on the east coat chesepeake bay...for now..
Plugged Waste Vent Line JoeWhite at 9:23am 10.23.23 Why not use water hose and flush water in the vent line? If that does not work, either replace the h
Mast Trailer PaulK at 9:02am 10.23.23 According to his profile, the OP has a C&C 30 Mk1. Taking the mast home might be a good idea if you
New Sails rgranger at 8:52am 10.23.23 If you go with sail-slugs (slides) instead of a bolt rope to bend the luff, you might consider a dow

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